Pallahara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Summary of results of the 2009 Election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
BJD
Rabi Narayan Pani
40,980
37.96
-
-
BJP
Dharmendra Pradhan
35,513
32.90
-
-
INC
Bibhudhendra Pratap Das
21,258
19.69
-
-
Independent
Sripati Sinko
2,345
2.17
-
-
SP
Abani Kumar Sahoo
1,867
1.73
-
-
BSP
Paramananda Bilas
1,311
1.21
-
-
Independent
Chittaranjan Pradhan
983
0.91
-
-
Independent
Sanjaya Kumar Naik
768
0.71
-
-
Independent
Birabar Behera
576
0.53
-
-
Independent
Gayadhar Kisan
528
0.49
-
-
RPD
Dulabh Behera
489
0.45
-
-
Independent
Routara Naik
394
0.36
-
-
Kalinga Sena
Ramesh Chandra Sahoo
373
0.35
-
-
Independent
Manoj Kumar Nayak
301
0.28
-
-
Independent
Bijay Kumar Pradhan
271
0.25
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
5,467
5.06
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,07,959
73.93
-

Question: What margin of votes did Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan in 2009 election?
Answer: In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.